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I removed caffeine from my diet and replaced it with exercise and one or two quick logic puzzles in the morning. Once in awhile I meditate but I haven't found consistency with this yet. This combination has been a nice morning routine to prepare my mind and body for the day. For logic puzzles, I have loved the Cracking the Cryptic YouTube channel during the pandemic. In their discord server they post 1 genuinely approachable pencil puzzle and 1 approachable sudoku variant. I've even started constructing my own puzzles - it's turned out to be a meditative, creative stress releaser.

With regard to mood, removing caffeine was one element of eating healthier generally. This has stabilized my mood greatly. I've been much less prone to the occasional days/weeks of depression.